What about radiofrequency ablation of tongue and palate? they're much less intrusive/painful, but a doctor said it has limited effectiveness.

I keep tearing off my CPAP mask, making the diagnostics much more challenging

I know he does non-invasive surgeries before invasive ones, but the less invasive ones might (on average) be less effective and my insurance doesn't cover it my insurance does cover a local surgeon who does UPPP, but I've heard SO much bad about UPPP (like permanent difficulties in swallowing) that ...

Any updates? I know a doctor who discontinued doing it b/c lack of effectiveness. What of palate radiofrequency?

that I won't tear off? Wearable continuous pulse oximeter %SpO2 monitoring devices? e.g. similar to https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007S088F4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Watches/waistbands would be best. I want to be able to monitor my %SpO2 at home for a more representative sampl...

And how do I generally tell if I've correctly put them on? Would I be practically unable to exhale?

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